Sucker-rod hanger



Jan. 2, 1923.

S} E.-AREY ET AL. SUCKER ROD HANGER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

FILED DEC. I0, 1919.

s. AREY ET AL. Sl'JC KER vROD HANGER. I

LED DEC. 10, l9l9. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.,

Jan. 2, 1923. 1,440,712.-

Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

' SAMUEL E. AND JAY JI KERN, (3F FELLOV] CALIFORNIA.

Susana-non HANGEIL To all whom it may concern Be it known thatwafimrrmnE. and JAY J. Hnnn, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Fellows,in thecounty; of Kern, State of California, have invented a new anduseful Sucker-Rod. Hanger, of which the following is a specification,

The device forming the subject matter of thisapplioation is adaptedto beemployed for suspending sucker rods of the sortconimonly used inconnection withwell; and the invention aims to provide novel 'meanswhereby the sucker rods may be inserted readily into a supporting frameand,

with equal facility, be removed therefrom,

the construction being such that the rodsare suspended by a cam or camsatany point desired, the. rods being so suspended ,;in the hangingdevice that the collar on the rod will remain at any point desired abovethe frame, the end in view being to enable a sucker rod elevator to beapplied. to the rod under the collar.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescriptiori proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination andarrangement; of parts and in the detailsof construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat isclairned, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention,

In the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance with theinvention; Figure 2 is a front elevation of the, structure shown inFigure 1; Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;Figure 4 is a top plan showing modification; Figure 5 is a frontelevatioirs'howing a modification; Figureois a front elevation showing astill further modification; Figure 7 is an elevation wherein thestructure shown in Figure 6 is viewed endwise; Figure 8 is a top planshowing a modified form of the invention; Figure 9 is a front elevationof the structure shown in Figure 8; Figure 10 is a view similar toFigure 8 but showing a further modification; Figure 11 is an elevationof the structure shown in Figure 10; and Figure 12 is a frag- Annr.

or openings '8 are formedjin thebase 2 and open at one end through one"edge of the base. Portions 9 0f the base 2,01i each side of the slot 8,at said op n end thereof, pro jec't beyond the converging edges 7 of"the notch "6. Retainers 10' are provided, the same being,"if desired,of: circular cross section, and; having their inner edges inilled'orother'wise roughened 'as shown at 11. I At their rear ends,'theretainer-s10 are supplied with shanks 12 which are of rectangular crossSt on, the shanks 12 being mounted in openings 5 ofthe' rear flange 3 ofthe support 1. Securingelements14, such as p ns pass throughth'ejslianks l2 to therea'r of the". flange and to hbld retainers in thesaid flange. "Th'e forward ends'of the" retainers lOYare mount'd toslide" down \vardly' on 'thefconverging edges 7' of the notches 6.

1 The forward extremities of the, retainers 10 preferably'arebeveled,indicated at 15; In practical 'op'eration, the forward ends theretainers10 are supported on the portions 9 'of the base 2 01? the support 1. Asn cker rod orlike object is inseit'ed' between the retain rs 1Q, thebeveled portions 15"of retain facilitating such airoperation. Theretainers 1Q rideupwardlyoii the edges 7 of the notches 6 theinsertionof the suck r roe betweenthe retainers, and, after the aifbd has been. nounted inplace between'the retainers, the retainers tend to slide 'downwrdly along the edges of the notches 6' and grip therod; rod thusilgisubpi i ciillth l t Fit m nt ep ete ew r li h liifi er of a block18, is attached to the support 1'? by securing elements 19 and 20, theblock or jaw 18 having openings 21 in its ends, defining a centralprojection 25 which bears against the support 17 The securing element 20passes through the central projection 25, whereas, the securing elements19 extend across the openings 21 which exist at the ends of the block orjaw 18. On the securingelements, links 22 are pivoted, the links 22being united by pivot elements 28 with a movable jaw 24, constructedlike the block or jaw 18.

It will be obvious that, when a sucker rod is inserted between the jaws24 and 18, the jawv 2 1 along with the links 22 will tend to swingdownwardly, on the securing elements 19, the sucker rod thus beinggripped between the jaws 24k and 18.

It will be obvious that, since the rectangular parts 12 of the retainers10 are re ceived against rotation the openings 5, the

retainers cannot. rotate on their axes. Consequently, the retainers willpreserve their hold on the sucker rod.

Referring to Figure 8 there is shown a trough-shaped support 50including a base 51, a rear wall 52 and a front wall 53 having a notch54L defined by' an inclined edge 55 and an edge 56 disposed at rightangles to the base 51. An opening 57 is formed in the base 51 andcommunicates with the notch 5 1. The retainer is indicated at 58 and isbeveled at 59 at its outer end, the retainer including a shank 60mounted in the rear wall52 as hereinbefore described and held in placeby a pin 61. In this form of the invention, one of the movable retainersshown in Figures 1 and 4. is replaced by a fixed retainer 62 extendedbetween the walls 53 and 52. l

In Figures 10 and 11, parts shown in Figures 8 and 9 are designated bynumerals used in those Fi ures, with the suffix by In this form of theinvention, the retainer may be provided with corrugations or teeth 70,these corrugations or, teeth being applied to the movable retainer. Thefixed retainer 62 may be provided with teeth 71.

It. has been pointed out hereinbefore that the shanks of the retainersare held against rotation in the rear Wall of the troughshaped support.In case it should be desired to have the shanks of the retainersrotatein the said rear wall, then the construction shown in Figure 12may be resorted to. In Figure 12, the retainer 82 has cog teeth 83meshing into the rack 81 formed in the corresponding inclined edge ofthenotch in the front wall 80.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a I

trough-shaped support including a base, rear wall, and a front wall, thebase having an opening, and the front wall having a notch defined byedges which converge downwardly toward the notch; and retainers havingtheir rear ends pivoted to the rear wall, the forward ends of theretainers being slidably mounted on the converging edges of the notch.

2. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1and further characterized by the-fact that the retainers are held in therear wall against rotation.

3. In a device of the class described, a trough-shaped support includinga base, a rear wall, and a front wall, the base having a slot whichopens at one end through one edge of the base, and the front wall havinga notch defined by edges which converge downwardly toward the slotportions of the base, on each side oft-he slot, at said open end theeof, projecting beyond the converging edges of the notch; and retainershaving their rear ends pivoted to the rear wall, the forward ends ofretainers slidably [:11 mounted on the converging edges of the notch,and being supported on said portions of the base.

4:. In a device of the class described, a trough-shaped supportincluding a base, a rear wall and a front wall, the base having anopening, the front wall having a notch, one edge of which slantsdownwardly and inwardly, and retainers extended between the front andrear walls, one retainer being movable and having its forward endslidablv mounted on the said edge of the notch, the rear end of theretainer being n'lounted movably in the rear wall. I

In testimony that we claim the foregoing our own, we have hereto aflixedour signatures in the presence of two witnesses. 7

SAMUEL E. AItEY. JAY J. HEBN. Witnesses:

W. B. BLODGET, J. N. WILLIAMS.

